Read: Proverbs 9:10 | Does the fear of getting a speeding ticket motivate you drive to under the speed-limit? Does knowing that God is watching you even right now, motivate you at all? Actually, if what God offers is so awesome, then why do we need to be prodded with exhortation, encouragement, and correction? Why […]
Read: Matthew 25:1-13 | Have you ever run out of gas while driving your car? What was your thought process? My guess is that given that the fuel gauge and/or the warning lights in the vehicle were operational, you elected to keep on driving while you rationalized your distance to empty. Consequently, a slight miscalculation […]
Read: Job 1:6-12 | “Tipping”, for services provided, is practiced world-wide even though it is frowned upon in some cultures. Historians believe that tipping began in the late Middle Ages when a master gave his servant a few coins as an expression of good will. By the 17th century in English taverns, drinkers adopted the […]
Read: Matthew 25:2-5 | If you found a bank that would credit $86,000 to your account every day at midnight, would you sign up for such an account? What if the fine-print stated that you would forfeit the balance of anything unspent by midnight? Would you still accept the terms? I would! Personally, I would […]
Read: Malachi 3:18 | One of God’s faithful missionaries, Allen Gardiner, experienced many physical difficulties and hardships throughout his service to the Savior. Despite his troubles, he said, “While God gives me strength, failure will not daunt me.” In 1851, at the age of 57, he died of disease and starvation while serving on Picton […]
